Conquered Europeans Restive Under German Rule
Secretary Hull expressed hope that all peaceful nations would back Roosevelts eight point declaration with Soviet Russia a possible next step. He said countries not on a destruction mission should endorse the principles and noted a potential three power meeting of American British and Russian experts on Soviet war needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tate Hull
Roosenp
Church
United States
Russia
Hull
Soviet Union
Wales
Parallel Anglo American action looms in Washington
In Washington on August 15 the mood favored decisive parallel action to implement Roosevelt and Churchill sea conference policies. Observers believed firm steps were imminent, with confidence that decisions would be unmistakable when announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Fair and Cooler Across Middle Atlantic This Week
Extended forecast for August 15 to August 20 shows showers and thunderstorms ending Saturday night, then fair and cooler weather. Temperatures stay below normal for three to four days, rise to normal by Tuesday, with increasing clouds and scattered showers or storms by Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Virginia
Oee
County fair idea urged for Frederick by MR WINCHESTER
MR Winchester urges a community fair in Frederick to showcase 4 H clubs Future Farmer and Home Economic exhibits. He argues for a simple tented event without midway races, providing a venue for all ages amid existing county fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Byrd seeks detailed accounting of lease-lend funds
Senator Byrd demands a full accounting of lease-lend expenditures to date as Congress weighs an anticipated request for about 7 billion dollars more in aid for nations fighting Nazi Germany. He notes a June report showed only 75 million spent, while others forecast Russian needs including bombers guns and refinery equipment.
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Washington
Byrd
D.-Va
Congress
Harry Hopkins
Virginia
Roosevelt
Churchill
Pepper
D.-Fla
Johnson
R.-Calif
Sea Meeting Flop Report From Nazi Sources
Berlin reports authorized German sources say the Roosevelt Churchill summit was a complete flop. They claim the leaders are in a bad position as diverging aims emerge over a post war order and a single police power for Europe.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Churchill
Germany
United States
Sumner Welles
League of Nations
Eden
Europe
Mrs Whitney Helps Move Bessie Artemus Mansion
Philadelphia socialite Mrs Bes sie Dobson Artemus faced moving day as her home near the Schuylkill falls is slated for demolition for a defense housing project. Her daughter Mrs Marg aieane Whitney plans to relocate with her to Virginia while neighbors and museums may receive much of the mansion’s Victorian era furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Bessie Dobson Artemus
Marg Aieane Whitney
Twelve American Airmen Killed In Plane's Crash
London reports a takeoff crash killed twelve American airmen and 22 others, including Arthur Purvis. The RAF ferry command said 44 lives died that week in two similar accidents. Capt. Joseph C Mackey of Kansas City was the lone survivor of a prior Newfoundland crash.
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London
Arthur Purvis
British ‘Supply Council
North America
RAF
America
Britain
Joseph Creighton Meckey
Kansas City
Newfoundland
Frederick Banting
Purvis
Felows
J. C. Mackey
A. C. Earl
Huntington
W. Va
M. D. Dilley
J. J. Kerwin
Oakland
Calif
E. B. Anding
Merrick
Clifton's Storm Wins Page Memorial Trophy at Berryville Show
Clifton's Storm, a grey gelding from Dr. L. M. Allen's Clifton Stables, captured the R. Powel Page Memorial trophy at the Berryville Horse Show Association event. The win deprives two northern Virginia breeders, Mrs. E. E. Whitney and E. L. Redmen, of permanent possession for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clifton
Storm
Warning to French on Communist Activity by German Forces
German authorities in occupied France warned the public that the population would be held responsible for outbreaks such as Paris and imposed the death penalty on anyone supporting Communist activity. General Heinrich Von Steulenagel announced that those involved or propagating Communist action face German military court martial punishment and urged surrender of anti German tracts.
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France
Paris
Heinrich von Steulenagel
Germany
Premature Blast Kills Six Men in Sitka Quarry
A 35 foot rock slide caused by a premature explosion at a Sitka Alaska quarry for a naval air base killed six workers. A seventh man H. W. Haga dorn of Tacoma was rescued after five hours. Victims include Ralph J. McClure Seattle Commodore Dewey Strode Kingston Idaho Ralph Carlson Seattle E A Burkley C R Best E R Rosser Seattle.
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Sitka
Alaska
United States Naval Air
Japonski Island
Sitka Harbor
H. W. Hagadorn
Tacoma
Wash
Ralph J. McClure
Seattle
Commodore Dewey Strode
L. A. Strode
Camas
Ralph Carlson
E. Folk
Kingston
Idaho
E. A. Burkley
C. R. Best
E. R. Rosser
Siems- Drake Construction Company
Navy
Winchester Texas Aids Britain With 22.25 Gift
Winchester Texas residents send 22.25 to a local Aid to Britain group to help fund a mobile kitchen unit for Winchester England. The town reports 289.47 on hand with 1500 cost for the kitchen and notes other contributions from various clubs and groups.
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J. V. Arthur
Britain
Winchester
Texas
Eng
Bertie A. Hartie
USO
Winchester Mass
Old Fredericktown Garden Club
City And County Brevities
One by-pass route debate noted as an argument in favor. Troy P. Swann of Suffolk, driver for Savage Transfer, damaged a traffic light post while turning into Braddock from Piccadilly with a large trailer. signal lights were out until repair. Rest area rain and a hard shower in Winchester’s northern county section reported. Mrs. Raymond Webber catches a tagged Shenandoah bass released by the Federal Bureau of Fisheries. reward offered for tag returns.
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Troy P. Swann
Suffolk
Braddock
Piccadilly
Swann
Rest
Winchester
Raymond Webber
Shenandoah
Federal Bureau of Fisheries
Locke’s Mill
Tham
Resourceful London bookseller defies Nazi warning
A Copenhagen bookseller showcased an English grammar with a sign urging learning before the Tommies arrive. Nazis warned him to remove it, but he countered with a German sign declaring learn German before friends depart, illustrating quick thinking amid tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Copenhagen
Britain launches large propaganda push after Roosevelt Churchill meeting
Britain Begins a major propaganda campaign to promote the Roosevelt Churchill joint declaration of principles. Brendan Bracken coordinates radio broadcasts and pamphlets in multiple languages while BBC plans hundreds of broadcasts to explain the Atlantic charter and Anglo American cooperation after the war.
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London
Britain
Europe
Roosevelt
Churchill
Brendan Bracken
Daily Herald
British Broadcasting Corporation
Roosevelt Churchill
BBC
Hitler
Mussolini
United States
Winchester and Frederick Game and Fish Protective Assoc Meeting
The Winchester and Frederick county Game and Fish Protective Association will meet at the courthouse Friday night August 22 at 7 30. President J R Brandon says a bird re stocking program and other matters will be discussed. members are asked to be present.
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Winchester and Frederick County
Wage Increases Approved at Viscose Plant Front Royal
About 1,100 employees at the Viscose plant in Front Royal will receive wage raises totaling roughly $75,000 per year starting August 24. Increases of two to four cents per hour apply to various operations, with negotiations also securing an additional two to four cents per hour on February 1 for a further annual increase of about $50.
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Front Royal
Germany Demands Arm Disarmament. Launches Fourth Offensive
AP reports Hitler’s forces threaten to seize arms in a wartime disarmament plan and press a new attack on the USSR. Germany blasts Roosevelt Churchill meeting as a “100 per cent flop” while announcing a forced crackdown in occupied France with death penalties for Communist activity. Soviet defense cedes ground as Leningrad is pressured from three directions along the Karelian isthmus.
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Associated Press
Germany
France
Britain
United States
Russia
Roosevelt
Churchill
Vichy
Paris
Heinrich von Stuelpnagel
Adolf Hitler
Leningrad
Helsinki
Karelian Isthmus
Red Army
Roosevelt Churchill conference sparks questions over publicity
Rep. Knutson presses in the House about the Roosevelt Churchill meeting and the exclusion of American newsmen. He notes London reports and photos suggested Churchill invited British press access, while American photographers were barred, asking if unseen commitments were made and urging the President to reveal details on his return to Washington.
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Washington
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Roosevelt
Churchill
America
London
Americas
Sgts Baker and Thompson Enter Air Corps
Sgt George Lee Baker formerly of the 29th Division at Fort Meade transfers to the Army Air Corps and will leave Friday for Jefferson Barracks Missouri to attend air school and train as an air mechanic. William Thompson son of Mr and Mrs Alex Thompson also transfers to the Air Corps and is sent from Fort Meade to Missouri for training.
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George Lee Baker
Fort Meade
A. L. Baker
Army Air Corps
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Baker
William Thompson
Alex Thompson
Sharp Street
Air Corps
Ft. Meade
Missouri
Soviet Retreats on Ukraine Front Amid Allied Delays
Soviet forces statewide pull back beyond the Dnieper as German columns advance toward Dnepropetrovsk. Budyonny’s southwest army abandons Pervomaisk and Bevo near Nikolaev. Despite losses, Odessa and Nikolaev remain contested while Luftwaffe pressure increases on key dams. Reports note fierce fighting near Kakisalmi, Staraya Russa, and in Estonia with Italian troops making initial contact with Russians.
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Dnieper
Ukraine
London
Semeon Budyonny
Bug
Pervomaisk
Nikolaev
Bevo
Odessa
Russia
Black Sea
Dnepropetrosk
Red Army
Kakisalmi
Leningrad
Staraya
Estonia
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Rep. Knutson
Baker and
Thompson
Ukaine
Luftwaffe
Dnepropetrovsk
Elberta Peaches
Hardy Grim
Kernstown
Redland Church
Whitacre
Butler House
Fred F. Sturm Co
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Willis Rei Real Estate
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